Once-iconic brands that are no more

November 6, 2013 |By AUBREY COHEN and LYNSI BURTON

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F.W. Woolworth opened its first five and dime store in 1879 and grew
to dominate Main Street retailing. But it didn't survive the transition
to the shopping mall era. A descendent lives on today: the shoe seller
Foot Locker.

F.W. Woolworth opened its first five and dime store in 1879 and grew
to dominate Main Street retailing. But it didn't survive the transition
to the shopping mall era. A descendent lives on today: the shoe seller
Foot Locker.